🇨🇦 Doug Ford holds the line on American booze ban while Commerce Secretary whines

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick went crying to the Senate about the outrageousness of Ontario keeping American liquor off LCBO shelves, as if Canadians owe Washington access to our retail market while they slap tariffs on our exports. Ford responded by doubling down: no American alcohol until the White House backs off the trade war. Meanwhile, PM Mark Carney refused to offer pre-negotiation concessions after reports surfaced that Americans want an entry fee just to talk.

This is what sovereignty looks like in practice. Ontario wineries and brewers stand to gain, our shelves stay Canadian, and D.C. learns that branch-plant deference died with the Trudeau era. Ford isn't begging for permission anymore, and Lutnick's tantrum only proves the leverage is working.

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